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A Travel Junkie's Diary

Searching for Mare's Milk and Other Far-Flung Pursuits

By: Dina Bennett

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A Travel Junkie's Diary

Searching for Mare's Milk and Other Far-Flung Pursuits

By: Dina Bennett

Dina Bennett’s on the road again—and she can’t stop! Having completed the 7,800-mile Peking to Paris Classic Car Challenge while braving carsickness and patching rocky marital relations, she’s once more in over her head, enduring 100,000 miles of road trips through the world’s out-of-the-way places. Drawn to strange foods and intriguing views into the kaleidoscope of local life, and with a knack for getting into—and out of—awkward situations, Dina gives you the world in all its glory. She’s a born storyteller, uncovering the curious and unusual in the ordinary, bringing you along on vivid experiences in laugh-out-loud style. Neither particularly brave nor wild, she opens her diary of personal triumphs and embarrassments, suspense and discovery, in places most will never get to. Join her as she stands knee-to-knee with a Tajik border guard in his bedroom, hunts down camel pad meat in the street markets of China, and seeks out the source of mare’s milk in Kyrgyzstan. Whether stranded on a sandbar in Myanmar’s Chindwin River or sharing barley beer with an ex-Black Panther in Ethiopia, Dina’s observations are half prying neighbor, half best friend gossiping together on the crooked path to enlightenment. The tales in A Travel Junkie’s Diary plunge the reader right into the midst of exhilarating travel experiences, with all the smells, sounds, sensations and emotions of being right there. They are by turns fascinating and frightening, endearing and bittersweet, humorous, humiliating, and always engrossing.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510727558

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9781510727557

Peking to Paris

Life and Love on a Short Drive Around Half the World

By: Dina Bennett

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Peking to Paris

Life and Love on a Short Drive Around Half the World

By: Dina Bennett

In this thrilling road trip from Peking to Paris, a woman tries to save her car, her marriage, and her confidence from breaking...

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Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

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1620878003

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9781620878002

Mrs. Tatterbaum

A Provocative Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder

By: Re'Dina L. Frazier

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Mrs. Tatterbaum

A Provocative Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder

By: Re'Dina L. Frazier

Mrs. Tatterbaum is a provocative tale of mystery, mayhem and murder. An epic novel so skillfully stitched together that it leaves the mind questioning reality. The story of Desiree Blakeney - Tatterbaum is about a wealthy heiress, from Paris, France, who fell victim to circumstances beyond her control. One night after going to be by her ill lover's side, she falls prey to a nefarious plan that changes the entire course of her life. A diabolical scheme that leaves her cursed for all eternity. Now, she's forced to live life as a Lycan. A Were-wife to one of the most powerful Lycans in the world. There is a fork in the road where the mind chooses which direction it will take based on its own psychological comfort. Do I veer to the left, or to the right? This is a question we all have asked ourselves when reaching the crossroads of our life. Truth is, no matter the path taken, our perceptions become our reality. As we move about in our lives we venture into the unknown, grasping ahold of anything that looks familiar. This is the thing that makes life worth living, not knowing the exactness of a thing. When presented with that thing one perceives to be reality, the mind can, and most assuredly, will play mental tricks on you. Example: space, colors, shapes, etc., as to emphasize their corresponding features to the actual or ordinary visual experience. We believe to the depth of what our individual minds can obtain. denialism is a person's choice to deny reality as a way to avoid a psychologically uncomfortable truth. Truth isn't always measured in reality. Sometimes, it's found in the unbelievable.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664126511

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9781664126510

Homework Success for Children with ADHD

A Family-school Intervention Program

By: Thomas J. Power,James L. Karustis,Dina F. Habboushe

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Homework Success for Children with ADHD

A Family-school Intervention Program

By: Thomas J. Power,James L. Karustis,Dina F. Habboushe

This manual presents the first empirically supported homework intervention approach specifically developed for families coping with ADHD in children in grades 1-6. Special features include detailed case examples; checklists for monitoring interventions; recruiting instruments and outcome measures; and reproducible parent handouts. Ideal for use with groups of parents and children, or with one family at a time, this manual is intended for school psychologists and counselors, clinical child psychologists and other mental health practitioners, and special education professionals.

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Guilford Press

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1572306165

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9781572306165

On the Frontlines

Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process

By: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Dina Francesca Haynes,Naomi Cahn

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On the Frontlines

Gender, War, and the Post-Conflict Process

By: Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,Dina Francesca Haynes,Naomi Cahn

Gender oppression has been a feature of war and conflict throughout human history, yet until fairly recently, little attention was devoted to addressing the consequences of violence and discrimination experienced by women in post-conflict states. Thankfully, that is changing. Today, in a variety of post-conflict settings--the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Colombia, Northern Ireland --international advocates for women's rights have focused bringing issues of sexual violence, discrimination and exclusion into peace-making processes. In On the Frontlines, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Dina Francesca Haynes, and Naomi Cahn consider such policies in a range of cases and assess the extent to which they have had success in improving women's lives. They argue that there has been too little success, and that this is in part a product of a focus on schematic policies like straightforward political incorporation rather than a broader and deeper attempt to alter the cultures and societies that are at the root of much of the violence and exclusions experienced by women. They contend that this broader approach would not just benefit women, however. Gender mainstreaming and increased gender equality has a direct correlation with state stability and functions to preclude further conflict. If we are to have any success in stabilizing failing states, gender needs to move to fore of our efforts. With this in mind, they examine the efforts of transnational organizations, states and civil society in multiple jurisdictions to place gender at the forefront of all post-conflict processes. They offer concrete analysis and practical solutions to ensuring gender centrality in all aspects of peace making and peace enforcement.

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Oxford University Press

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0199339678

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Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia

Local Women's NGOs and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh

By: Dina Afrianty

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Women and Sharia Law in Northern Indonesia

Local Women's NGOs and the Reform of Islamic Law in Aceh

By: Dina Afrianty

This book examines the life of women in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where Islamic law was introduced in 1999. It outlines how women have had to face the formalisation of conservative understandings of sharia law in regulations and new state institutions over the last decade or so, how they have responded to this, forming non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that have shaped local discourse on women’s rights, equality and status in Islam, and how these NGOs have strategised, demanded reform, and enabled Acehnese women to take active roles in influencing the processes of democratisation and Islamisation that are shaping the province. The book shows that although the formal introduction of Islamic law in Aceh has placed restrictions on women’s freedom, paradoxically it has not prevented them from engaging in public life. It argues that the democratisation of Indonesia, which allowed Islamisation to occur, continues to act as an important factor shaping Islamisation’s current trajectory; that the introduction of Islamic law has motivated women’s NGOs and other elements of civil society to become more involved in wider discussions about the future of sharia in Aceh; and that Indonesia’s recent decentralisation policy and growing local Islamism have enabled the emergence of different religious and local adat practices, which do not necessarily correspond to overall national trends.

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Routledge

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1317592506

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Islamists and Secularists in Egypt

Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation

By: Dina Shehata

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Islamists and Secularists in Egypt

Opposition, Conflict & Cooperation

By: Dina Shehata

In a detailed analysis of the continued survival of authoritarian governments in the Arab world, this book uses Egypt as a case study to address the timely and complex issue of democratization in the Middle East. The author argues that their longevity is less to do with the strength of the regime, but more closely related to the divisions and weakness of opposition groupings.

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1135179298

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Corruption in the MENA Region

Beyond Uprisings

By: Dina Elsayed

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Corruption in the MENA Region

Beyond Uprisings

By: Dina Elsayed

This book explores the causes of corruption in the Middle East and North Africa through a systematic cross-national comparative analysis of fifteen countries in the region. It aims to explain causal relationships between corruption and differences in political and socio-economic dimensions within these different countries over the period 1999-2010. The countries are grouped together into three sub-regions (the Gulf region, North Africa, and Mashreq plus Yemen). The author finds that the main variables that showed robustness in impacting the intensity of corruption are the rule of law, quality of regulations, and trade openness. Poverty rates and income inequality have been clear triggers for petty corruption. Meanwhile, natural resources endowments have shown less of an impact on the levels of corruption, and similarly women's empowerment has not been found to be a strong indicator. Dina Elsayed is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Egypt. She obtained her doctorate degree from the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. Her research focuses on comparative politics, corruption and governance in the MENA region.

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Springer Nature

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3030553140

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9783030553142

Arab World and Western Intelligence

Analysing the Middle East, 1956-1981

By: Dina Rezk

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Arab World and Western Intelligence

Analysing the Middle East, 1956-1981

By: Dina Rezk

The untold story of Western intelligence in the Middle East Have Western experts fundamentally failed to understand the dynamics, leaders and culture of the Middle East? Using the most recently declassified documents, interviews and Arabic sources, the book examines seminal case studies culminating in Sadats dramatic assassination and explores how the most knowledgeable and powerful intelligence agencies in the world have been so notoriously caught off guard in this region.

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Edinburgh University Press

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1474405061

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Narrating Conflict in the Middle East

Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine

By: Dina Matar,Zahera Harb

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Narrating Conflict in the Middle East

Discourse, Image and Communications Practices in Lebanon and Palestine

By: Dina Matar,Zahera Harb

The term conflict has often been used broadly and uncritically to talk about diverse situations ranging from street protests to war, though the many factors that give rise to any conflict and its continuation over a period of time vary greatly. The starting point of this innovative book is that it is unsatisfactory either to consider conflict within a singular concept or alternatively to consider each conflict as entirely distinct and unique; Narrating Conflict in the Middle East explores another path to addressing long-term conflict. The contributors set out to examine the ways in which such conflicts in Palestine and Lebanon have been and are narrated, imagined and remembered in diverse spaces, including that of the media. They examine discourses and representations of the conflicts as well as practices of memory and performance in narratives of suffering and conflict, all of which suggest an embodied investment in narrating or communicating conflict. In so doing, they engage with local, global, and regional realities in Lebanon and in Palestine and they respond dynamically to these realities.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0857723278

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9780857723277

EBOOK: Virtual Learning Communities

By: Dina Lewis,Barbara Allan

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EBOOK: Virtual Learning Communities

By: Dina Lewis,Barbara Allan

·What are the characteristics of a successful learning community? ·How are successful communities facilitated and maintained? ·What lessons can be learnt from existing learning communities? ·What type of learning community will suit your organisation or situation? This user-friendly guide is written to help managers, professionals and learners, planning, facilitating or participating in online learning communities, as part of a structured learning programme, as an approach to continuous professional development, as a means of improving performance at work or as a dynamic approach to innovation and collaborative working. The book is relevant to senior mangers with a responsibility for strategic planning and change management. This can include new work practices involving working in multi-professional teams across traditional boundaries. It aims to engage readers in identifying key issues in relation to their own work situation and prompts readers to find their own solutions. Virtual Learning Communities provides practical guidance and includes extensive examples, case studies and activities. It is key reading for those involved in e-learning courses, professional trainers and staff developers with a responsibility for CPD, and professionals involved in facilitating new approaches to group work.

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McGraw-Hill Education (UK)

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0335226221

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9780335226221

Contesting Authoritarianism

Labor Challenges to the State in Egypt

By: Dina Bishara

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Contesting Authoritarianism

Labor Challenges to the State in Egypt

By: Dina Bishara

Successive authoritarian regimes have maintained tight control over organized labor in Egypt since the 1950s. And yet in 2009, a group of civil servants decided to exit the state-controlled Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), thereby setting a precedent for other groups and threatening the ETUF's monopoly. Dina Bishara examines this relationship between labour organizations and the state to shed light on how political change occurs within an authoritarian government, and to show how ordinary Egyptians perceive the government's rule. In particular, Bishara highlights the agency of dissident unionists in challenging the state even when trade union leaders remain loyal. She reveals that militant sectors are more vulnerable to greater scrutiny and repression and that financial benefits tied to membership in state-backed unions can provide significant disincentives against the exit option. Moving beyond conventional accounts of top-down control, this book explores when and how institutions designed for political control become contested from below.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108151922

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9781108151924

Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing Students

By: Daryl Evans,Dina Coutsaftiki,C. Patricia Fathers

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Health Promotion and Public Health for Nursing Students

By: Daryl Evans,Dina Coutsaftiki,C. Patricia Fathers

Preventing illness and improving the general health of the population is a vital priority for the health service with nurses expected to play a central role. Written using clear language this book explains what health promotion is and how it interacts with public health. It shows how health promotion can be implemented while drawing on the main theories, models and evidence that inform practice. The book covers the essential topics like lifestyle changes, health screening and patient education giving you the necessary tools and confidence to integrate health promotion into your day to day nursing practice. Transforming Nursing Practice is a series tailor made for pre-registration student nurses. Each book in the series is: Affordable Mapped to the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters Focused on applying theory to practice Full of active learning features ‘The set of books is an excellent resource for students. The series is small, easily portable and valuable. I use the whole set on a regular basis.’ - Fiona Davies, Senior Nurse Lecturer, University of Derby

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Learning Matters

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1526412128

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9781526412126

The Interactional Instinct

The Evolution and Acquisition of Language

By: Namhee Lee,Lisa Mikesell,Anna Dina L. Joaquin,Andrea W. Mates,John H. Schumann

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The Interactional Instinct

The Evolution and Acquisition of Language

By: Namhee Lee,Lisa Mikesell,Anna Dina L. Joaquin,Andrea W. Mates,John H. Schumann

The Interactional Instinct explores the evolution of language from the theoretical view that language could have emerged without a biologically instantiated Universal Grammar. In the first part of the book, the authors speculate that a hominid group with a lexicon of about 600 words could combine these items to make larger meanings. Combinations that are successfully produced, comprehended, and learned become part of the language. Any combination that is incompatible with human mental capacities is abandoned. The authors argue for the emergence of language structure through interaction constrained by human psychology and physiology. In the second part of the book, the authors argue that language acquisition is based on an "interactional instinct" that emotionally entrains the infant on caregivers. This relationship provides children with a motivational and attentional mechanism that ensures their acquisition of language. In adult second language acquisition, the interactional instinct is no longer operating, but in some individuals with sufficient aptitude and motivation, successful second-language acquisition can be achieved. The Interactional Instinct presents a theory of language based on linguistic, evolutionary, and biological evidence indicating that language is a culturally inherited artifact that requires no a priori hard wiring of linguistic knowledge.

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Oxford University Press

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0199888833

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9780199888832

Cinema of Flames

Balkan Film, Culture and the Media

By: Dina Iordanova

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Cinema of Flames

Balkan Film, Culture and the Media

By: Dina Iordanova

First study of cinema, media and the Balkan wars; Wide-ranging view of politics and culture of the region; The break-up of Yugoslavia triggered a truly international film-making project. Underground, Ulysses' Gaze, Before the Rain, Pretty Village, Pretty Flame and Welcome to Sarajevo were amongst a host of films created as the conflicts in the region unravelled. These conflicts restored the Balkans as a centrepiece of Western imagery and the media (especially cinema) assumed a leading but ambiguous role in defining it for global consumption through a narrow range of selectively defined images. Simultaneously, a lot of the high-quality cinematic and television work made in the region (much of it discussed in this book) remains relatively unknown. Cinema of Flames attempts to go deeper than the imagery and address some of the general concerns of the cross-cultural representation and self-representation of the Balkans: narrative strategies within the context of Balkan exclusion from the European cultural sphere, the cosmopolitan image of Sarejevo, diaspora, and the representations of villains, victims, women, and ethnic minorities, all considered in the general context of Balkan cinema. 'encyclopaedic in scope and brilliance, making excellent use of the scholarly literature whilst interweaving analysis of films and other mass media. The book will be a superb addition to the literatures on Bosnia and Yugoslavia. It will also serve as a standard reference on Balkans film.' Robert Hayden (University of Pittsburgh)

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1838715045

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9781838715045

Publish Your Family History

A StepbyStep Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors

By: Dina C Carson

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Publish Your Family History

A StepbyStep Guide to Writing the Stories of Your Ancestors

By: Dina C Carson

If you have stories to share with your family, whether you have been researching a short time or a long time, this book will: * take you through the four stages of publishing projects * show you how publishing works * help you pick a project to publish * lead you through a research review to see what you have and what you still need to tell the stories in a compelling way * give you the skills to become a good storyteller * lead you through the process of editing * instruct you how to prepare your manuscript to look like it was professionally published and * help you spread the word that you have a book available Everything you need to write and publish your family history. Keywords: family history, genealogy, write a family history, write a genealogy, publish your family history, how to self-publish, book publishing, storytelling, book marketing, designing a book

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First Edition Design Pub.

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1622878256

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9781622878253

Preparing Children for Reading Success

Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers

By: Julia Irwin,Dina Moore

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Preparing Children for Reading Success

Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers

By: Julia Irwin,Dina Moore

Preparing Children for Reading Success: Hands-On Activities for Librarians, Educators, and Caregivers will not only familiarize anyone who reads to young children with the essentials of promoting early and emerging literacy, but also contains more than 25 ready-to-go activities that can be immediately used to foster this critical skill development. Following a basic overview of preliteracy skills that prepare children for reading success, the book contains field-tested, proven activities that promote success in each of the following skill sets: · Alphabet knowledge · Print concepts · Book handling skills · Phonological sensitivity · Expressive vocabulary Each of the activities is described in detail and linked to a popular children’s book. This is a must-have how-to for anyone interested in promoting emerging literacy.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810892545

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9780810892545

State-Building in Kazakhstan

Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions

By: Dina Sharipova

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State-Building in Kazakhstan

Continuity and Transformation of Informal Institutions

By: Dina Sharipova

This book challenges the conventional wisdom that informal institutions—networks, clientelism, and connections—have to disappear in modern societies due to liberalization of the economy, rapid urbanization, and industrialization. The case of Kazakhstan shows that informal reciprocal institutions continue to play an important role in people’s everyday lives. Liberalization of the economy and state retrenchment from the social sphere decreased the provision of public goods and social support to the population in the post-independence period. Limited access to state benefits has, in turn, stimulated people’s engagement in informal reciprocal relations. The author investigates informal channels and mechanisms people use to gain access to quality public goods—education, housing, and healthcare. Comparing the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, the author shows that people are more likely to rely on family networks and clientelist relations rather than on help from the state to obtain scarce resources. The book provides an important contribution to the literature on informal institutions and explains the relationship between a formal welfare state and informal reciprocity.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1498540570

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9781498540575

A Death in Texas

A Story of Race, Murder and a Small Town's Struggle for Redemption

By: Dina Temple-Raston

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A Death in Texas

A Story of Race, Murder and a Small Town's Struggle for Redemption

By: Dina Temple-Raston

In 1998, a trio of young white men chained a black man to the bumper of a truck and dragged him down a country road. From the initial investigation and through the trials and their aftermath, "A Death in Texas" follows the turns of events through the eyes of Sheriff Billy Rowles and other townspeople trying to come to grips with the killing. 16 page photo insert.

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Macmillan

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0805072772

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9780805072778

Drag Me

By: Re'Dina L. Frazier

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Drag Me

By: Re'Dina L. Frazier

Rated MA (Mature Audience). FOR STRONG LANGUAGE, VIOLENCE and SEXUAL CONTENT. Drag Me is a skillfully clever spin-off of the Epic Novel Mrs. Tatterbaum. A dramedy about a man, Joseph Stiegler, a native of Valdosta, GA., who goes in search of himself after spending the Thanksgiving Holiday's with his family. The feeling of being invisible amongst the people in his life pushes Joseph to the edge of curiosity which beckons the question, is there more to life than simply existing. Dangling onto a thin rope of hope, thoughts of where his life is headed takes a front seat in Joseph's mind. He finds himself in a world filled with colorful lights, neon signs, big attitudes and loud personalities. A world where big hair, 8' inch stilettos, glitter pasties and tons of makeup are the Holy Grail. Cue in the laughter, doused with the occasional dramatic moments, that rest on the backdrop of soulful music. A true tour de force tale carefully woven into cinematic art. Will Joseph finally find himself? Or, will he forever drown in the Sea of Uncertainty. Strap on your seatbelts, this is going be one heck of an unforgettable ride.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1664129464

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9781664129467

The Atlas of Environmental Migration

By: Dina Ionesco,Daria Mokhnacheva,François Gemenne

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The Atlas of Environmental Migration

By: Dina Ionesco,Daria Mokhnacheva,François Gemenne

As climate change and extreme weather events increasingly threaten traditional landscapes and livelihoods of entire communities the need to study its impact on human migration and population displacement has never been greater. The Atlas of Environmental Migration is the first illustrated publication mapping this complex phenomenon. It clarifies terminology and concepts, draws a typology of migration related to environment and climate change, describes the multiple factors at play, explains the challenges, and highlights the opportunities related to this phenomenon. Through elaborate maps, diagrams, illustrations, case studies from all over the world based on the most updated international research findings, the Atlas guides the reader from the roots of environmental migration through to governance. In addition to the primary audience of students and scholars of environment studies, climate change, geography and migration it will also be of interest to researchers and students in politics, economics and international relations departments.

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Routledge

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1317693094

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9781317693093

Public and Private Agricultural Extension

Beyond Traditional Frontiers

By: Dina Umali-Deininger,Lisa A. Schwartz

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Public and Private Agricultural Extension

Beyond Traditional Frontiers

By: Dina Umali-Deininger,Lisa A. Schwartz

World Bank Discussion Paper 236. Agricultural support services play an important role in increasing agricultural productivity. Given the importance of agriculture to developing countries, governments have taken the lead in providing such services.

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0821328034

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Public Perceptions of Radiation Effects on Health Risks and Well-Being

A Case of RFEMF Risk Perceptions in Malaysia

By: Yusniza Kamarulzaman,Farrah Dina Yusop,Noorhidawati Abdullah,Azian Madun,Kwan-Hoong Ng

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Public Perceptions of Radiation Effects on Health Risks and Well-Being

A Case of RFEMF Risk Perceptions in Malaysia

By: Yusniza Kamarulzaman,Farrah Dina Yusop,Noorhidawati Abdullah,Azian Madun,Kwan-Hoong Ng

This book reports on the investigation of the public’s perception of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Field (RF-EMF) radiation effects on health and well-being, in Malaysia. It elaborates on how understanding the impact of perceived risk is essential in order to investigate the explanatory value and effectiveness of interventions influencing these beliefs. The book expands on the knowledge and understanding of different risk perception related to radiation in order to explain the gap in literature regarding the relationship between risk perceptions that lead to public behaviors. In doing so, the book presents empirical findings of a national study that unveils two key factors affecting public risk perceptions: psycho-graphic and personal factors. It offers a more collective and cultural understanding of public perceptions on radiation risks via a systematic mixed-method research approach. Research in the book also show that while the radiation risk is recognizable and unavoidable, the relevant stakeholders should be more proactive and committed to communicate and rectify the perception of radiation. The book thus serves as a valuable source of reference to understand the debate and to invite more participatory dialogues on radiation risk perceptions among public.

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Springer Nature

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9813298944

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9789813298941

Redefining Race

Asian American Panethnicity and Shifting Ethnic Boundaries

By: Dina G. Okamoto

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Redefining Race

Asian American Panethnicity and Shifting Ethnic Boundaries

By: Dina G. Okamoto

In 2012, the Pew Research Center issued a report that named Asian Americans as the “highest-income, best-educated, and fastest-growing racial group in the United States.” Despite this seemingly optimistic conclusion, over thirty Asian American advocacy groups challenged the findings. As many pointed out, the term “Asian American” itself is complicated. It currently denotes a wide range of ethnicities, national origins, and languages, and encompasses a number of significant economic and social disparities. In Redefining Race, sociologist Dina G. Okamoto traces the complex evolution of this racial designation to show how the use of “Asian American” as a panethnic label and identity has been a deliberate social achievement negotiated by members of this group themselves, rather than an organic and inevitable process. Drawing on original research and a series of interviews, Okamoto investigates how different Asian ethnic groups in the U.S. were able to create a collective identity in the wake of the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Okamoto argues that a variety of broad social forces created the conditions for this developing panethnic identity. Racial segregation, for example, shaped how Asian immigrants of different national origins were distributed in similar occupations and industries. This segregation of Asians within local labor markets produced a shared experience of racial discrimination, which encouraged Asian ethnic groups to develop shared interests and identities. By constructing a panethnic label and identity, ethnic group members took part in creating their own collective histories, and in the process challenged and redefined current notions of race. The emergence of a panethnic racial identity also depended, somewhat paradoxically, on different groups organizing along distinct ethnic lines in order to gain recognition and rights from the larger society. According to Okamoto, these ethnic organizations provided the foundation necessary to build solidarity within different Asian-origin communities. Leaders and community members who created inclusive narratives and advocated policies that benefited groups beyond their own were then able to move these discrete ethnic organizations toward a panethnic model. For example, a number of ethnic-specific organizations in San Francisco expanded their services and programs to include other ethnic group members after their original constituencies dwindled. A Laotian organization included refugees from different parts of Asia, a Japanese organization began to advocate for South Asian populations, and a Chinese organization opened its doors to Filipinos and Vietnamese. As Okamoto argues, the process of building ties between ethnic communities while also recognizing ethnic diversity is the hallmark of panethnicity. Redefining Race is a groundbreaking analysis of the processes through which group boundaries are drawn and contested. In mapping the genesis of a panethnic Asian American identity, Okamoto illustrates the ways in which concepts of race continue to shape how ethnic and immigrant groups view themselves and organize for representation in the public arena.

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Forgetting the Money

By: Dina Gofman

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Forgetting the Money

By: Dina Gofman

Forgetting the Money: 10 step framework to harness true project value brings together the various learnings that minimises financial risks of failure, increases transparency and drives project success. It is divided into 10 steps that offer guidance in standardising processes, structures and functions required in a business to improve project transparency, governance and decision making. This is required for project success from a financial point of view. Any organisation or team can implement all 10 steps, but even picking or choosing some of the steps will help achieve outcomes for your desired output. The time has come for project professionals to embrace their financial project value and not merely maintain projects. Knowing your project's true value is your best friend to know exactly what is going on and what needs to be done. Using this financial information you can improve your decision making and project impact and prove your projects' true value.

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Lulu.com

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0646996681

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Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries

Best Practices

By: Yemisi Dina

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Law Librarianship in Academic Libraries

Best Practices

By: Yemisi Dina

In the last two decades, advancement in technology has transformed every aspect of librarianship. Law Librarianship in Academic Law Libraries discusses issues and model practices in academic law libraries. This text will help librarians and library school students understand the operation, resources and facilities that are available in the academic law library. It explains the practices and trends that are widely practiced in different parts of the world. This book describes the expectations of an aspiring professional with an interest in specializing in law librarianship; revealing facts pertaining to management and administration which are not necessarily taught in library schools. The first chapter introduces the history of academic law libraries, and defines law librarianship. The remaining chapters are dedicated to different aspects of law librarianship including the importance of emerging technologies and how they are implemented in the academic law libraries setting, finishing with a concluding chapter on global opportunities available for law librarians. - Provides an insight to academic law librarianship practices - Practical tips on building a career in academic law librarianship - Describes in detail the education and professional development opportunities for academic law librarianship - Features customized classification schemes that have been used in academic law libraries

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Chandos Publishing

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0081001797

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Counter Revolutionary Egypt

From the Midan to the Neighbourhood

By: Dina Wahba

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Counter Revolutionary Egypt

From the Midan to the Neighbourhood

By: Dina Wahba

Focusing on the 25 January 2011 Egyptian revolution, this book traces its affective and emotional dynamics into the local realties and everyday politics of the urban subaltern, exploring the impact of revolutionary participation on protestors' engagement in street politics. As well as investigating the affective dynamics of the revolution, the author analyses the spatiality of affect in the context of the Maspero Triangle neighbourhood, highlighting the disruption of the revolutionary moment and the evolution of informal political practices. In addition, the book focuses on state efforts to counter revolutionary street politics by co-opting and dismantling politicized local practices. It is argued that the appropriation by the state of the notion of the baltagi helped create narratives around 'thuggery' to undermine the politics of the urban poor. Based on empirical fieldwork, the book ultimately shows how the revolutionary moment informed subsequent local activism, illustrating that it was both disruptive and productive in terms of contentious street politics. Combining literature on affect and emotion, intersectional gender and everyday politics, the book yields innovative and renewed insights within the fields of political science and Middle East studies, and will prove valuable reading for anyone interested in the Egyptian revolution and its aftermath.

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Taylor & Francis

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1000928845

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"All the Real Indians Died Off"

And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz,Dina Gilio-Whitaker

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"All the Real Indians Died Off"

And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz,Dina Gilio-Whitaker

Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native Americans In this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing how these ideas evolved, and drawing from history, the authors disrupt long-held and enduring myths such as: “Columbus Discovered America” “Thanksgiving Proves the Indians Welcomed Pilgrims” “Indians Were Savage and Warlike” “Europeans Brought Civilization to Backward Indians” “The United States Did Not Have a Policy of Genocide” “Sports Mascots Honor Native Americans” “Most Indians Are on Government Welfare” “Indian Casinos Make Them All Rich” “Indians Are Naturally Predisposed to Alcohol” Each chapter deftly shows how these myths are rooted in the fears and prejudice of European settlers and in the larger political agendas of a settler state aimed at acquiring Indigenous land and tied to narratives of erasure and disappearance. Accessibly written and revelatory, “All the Real Indians Died Off” challenges readers to rethink what they have been taught about Native Americans and history.

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Beacon Press

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0807062669

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Female Youth in Contemporary Egypt

Post-Islamism and a New Politics of Visibility

By: Dina Hosni

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Female Youth in Contemporary Egypt

Post-Islamism and a New Politics of Visibility

By: Dina Hosni

Based on interview material, observations and content analysis, this book captures the everyday life structures of a cohort of Muslim/ex-Islamist female youth in Egypt who have joined or established new networks that share the common interest of doing ‘good’ to the society based on their religious worldviews, representing a broader societal movement. Female Youth in Contemporary Egypt posits that despite the fact that the 2011 Egyptian uprisings did not necessarily materialize with the political effects anticipated by some of its activists, it seems to have led to the formation of a new generation of active youth with a distinct worldview. Four broad and intertwined theoretical considerations have been taken into account. First, the book delineates the emergence and continuous development of post- (and sometimes non-) bourgeois public spheres in Arabo-Islamic contexts and conceptualizes multiple publics of overlapping Islamic structures rather than one Islamic public. Second, it offers an empirical as well as a conceptual understanding of the positioning of religion as public/private. Third, it presents a critique of Islamist thought conducive to the rise of post-Islamism; and fourth it offers a critique of feminist thought to throw light on novel forms of Muslim women's discourses and activism in line with post-Islamist worldviews. This book will be of interest to scholars in Middle Eastern Studies, women’s studies, and political studies.

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1000607283

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Set Yourself Up to Self-Publish: A Genealogist's Guide

By: Dina C Carson

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Set Yourself Up to Self-Publish: A Genealogist's Guide

By: Dina C Carson

If you have a family story to tell or research to share and want to know what your options are for publishing, this guide will: * lead you through how publishing works * illustrate the four stages of a publishing project * show you how to pick a project to publish (and give you some ideas for new projects) * analyze the which tools you will need to complete the project * and instruct you how to prepare your manuscript to publish in print, as an eBook, or online. This handy publishing primer will give you what you need to take your writing--your genealogical research, your family or local history, even your personal experiences and adventures--from manuscript to published book.

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